Casa 212-200 (CASA 212) incident near St. Thomas, August 16, 1983
On August 16, 1983, a Casa 212-200 (CASA 212), registered N429CA, suffered minor damage in an incident near St. Thomas (Harry S. Truman airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 15 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 16, 1983
- Place
- St. Thomas · Harry S. Truman
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 15 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Casa 212-200 (CASA 212) 212-200 (C
- Registration
- N429CA · no longer on the register · serial 262
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT WAS LANDED HARD DAMAGING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING AND ACFT STRUCTURE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 16,476 hours in all; 50 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 272 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme; 79 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 16,534 lb
- Seats: 25
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Airesearch TPE33110R511C (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: SJU San Juan PR at 11:57 pm
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 9, 4,658 ft by 200 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 080° at 9 knots
- Sky: scat at 2,000 ft
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 73°F (23°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 3 | |||
| Passengers | 12 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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